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<ul><li><keyword id="6602160" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ola-electric-mobility" source="Orion">Ola Electric Mobility</keyword> Private Ltd. has signed a MoU with the <keyword id="20154" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tamil-nadu" source="Orion">Tamil Nadu</keyword> government to invest ₹7,614 crore.</li><li>According to the Tamil Nadu government, Ola Electric Mobility's group companies -- <keyword id="16569311" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ola-cell-technologies-private-ltd" source="Orion">Ola Cell Technologies Private Ltd</keyword> and <keyword id="16569310" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ola-electric-technologies-private-ltd" source="Orion">Ola Electric Technologies Private Ltd</keyword> -- will set up the lithium ion cell plant and EV car plant respectively.</li></ul>Chennai, Electric vehicle (EV) player Ola Electric Mobility Private Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest ₹7,614 crore to make EV cars and lithium ion cells in the state. According to the Tamil Nadu government, Ola Electric Mobility's group companies -- Ola Cell Technologies Private Ltd and <keyword id="16569309" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ola-electric-technologies" source="Orion">Ola Electric Technologies</keyword> Private Ltd -- will set up the lithium ion cell plant and EV car plant respectively. The Ola Electric Technologies will invest Rs 5,114 crore for making lithium cells and Ola Electric Technologies will invest Rs 2,500 crore for the car plant, the state government said. The two plants will come up in Krishnagiri district. Several days ago, the Tamil Nadu government unveiled its new EV industry policy. "Ola will set up the world's largest EV hub with integrated 2W, car and lithium cell Gigafactories in Tamil Nadu. Signed MoU with Tamil Nadu today. Thanks to Hon.CM@mkstalin for the support and partnership of the TN govt! Accelerating India's transition to full electric!" Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-Founder tweeted. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/china-clones-three-super-cows-to-produce-milk-by-the-gallons/articleshow/97570773.cms">Holy Cow! China clones three 'Super Cows' to produce milk by the gallons</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/new-patent-suggests-that-apple-could-bring-a-foldable-iphone-with-a-self-healing-display-in-the-future/articleshow/97302738.cms">New patent suggests that Apple could bring a foldable iPhone with a self-healing display in the future</a>

Ola group to invest ₹7,614 cr in TN for lithium ion cell, EV cars

New Delhi: <keyword id="21530712" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ola-Founder-Bhavish-Aggarwal" source="keywords">Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal</keyword> is placing bold bets on new-age technologies with a view for <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> to be at the forefront of the current global <keyword id="22912054" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tech-transition" source="keywords">tech transition</keyword> led by AI, and build <keyword id="22912488" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jobs-of-the-future" source="keywords">jobs of the future</keyword> in the country. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency's headquarters here, he said the private sector has to do the bulk of job creation, step up and do more, while creating an enabling environment and correcting imbalances, such as that of trade, are the responsibility of the government. Aggarwal also supported the government's move to offer fiscal incentives to global EV makers, including Tesla, through the new EV policy saying it is important for India to attract all kinds of investment, and globally established players will help in the development of the EV ecosystem in the country. The group's newly-listed entity <keyword id="19945904" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ola" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Ola" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Ola">Ola</keyword> Electric aims to make India a global electric vehicle (EV) hub but the country has to invent an EV and energy transition paradigm for itself based on its needs as the world cannot achieve a sustainable future without India, he added. "There is a global technology transition happening and AI is a very important technology of the future, and we in India need to lead this journey. If you look at the current state, I think we are still adopters of somebody else's technology paradigms, especially in the digital world," Aggarwal said, explaining why the Ola group had set up AI start-up Krutrim last year. One of the things in Krutrim is to build AI models on Indian data, which is more attuned to Indian use cases, Indian paradigms, he said, adding, "We are making our own AI, on our own cloud, on our own chip." Despite India producing 20 per cent of the world's digital data at present, he lamented that the country does not fully own the data, as 80 per cent are stored outside, which are then processed into AI and "brought back into India and sold to us in dollars". When asked about concerns over AI leading to job losses, he allayed the apprehension saying that the IT boom created jobs in India when people feared that computers would take away jobs, and AI is a similar tool. "AI is not going to replace anyone. Maybe that future is a few decades away... We don't need to get anxious about that future right now. We need to, as a country, see that AI is going to amplify productivity. If we don't get onto the bandwagon, we will be left behind...," he asserted. In his view, Aggarwal said the way forward is for India to become experts in future technology. "Future technologies bring with it jobs of the future, supply chain of the future. And if we are global leaders, we are the fastest adoptive market of future technologies (then) jobs of the future will be built in India, supply chains of the future will be built in India. This is the only way... If we focus on protecting the past, you remain uncompetitive," he added. Sharing his take on employment generation in India, Aggarwal said, "I actually believe the private sector has to do the bulk of the job creation. The government's job is to create the enabling environment, create the fundamentals, help correct imbalances wherever they are, be it trade imbalances, etc and incentivise wherever it needs to be incentivised, like the PLI schemes." The government's steps such as the employment-linked incentives will also encourage private industry, he said, adding "But fundamentally the private sector has to step up and do more". Asked if the government is doing enough to create that ecosystem for the private sector, Aggarwal said, "I'm not in the government, so I want to put the limelight on ourselves. Is the private sector doing enough? I think we all can do more, and I'm on the same page. We all need to do more." In response to a query on his views over the government in extending the fiscal concession that companies like Tesla have been demanding from India, he said, "It is very important for India to attract all kinds of investment, especially (from) world leading companies. "Tesla is a best in class company. The more companies like these invest into India, the better it is for India, in a broad sense as well for the industry." He further said, "The (EV) ecosystem, including my company, will benefit from it, because it will raise the bar on expertise, on excellence, on talent, everything..." About the newly-listed entity Ola Electric, he said, "Our mission at Ola electric is to really make India a global EV hub." The company will build products such as electric two and three-wheelers that Indians need for the country to be able to invent an EV and energy transition paradigm for itself, different from the current global solution for sustainability that is focussed on electric luxury cars, Aggarwal added. On Ola Consumer, he said the ride-hailing mobility vertical is fairly profitable, while it is investing into the new e-commerce for which it has partnered with ONDC.

India needs to lead global tech transition, build jobs of the future: Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal

<ul><li><keyword id="6354720" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola">Ola</keyword> is set to launch an Advanced Technology Center in the Bay Area of San Francisco. </li><li>The company will hire 150 engineers across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Sciences, Engineering and Product Development. </li><li>The centre will build solutions for electric mobility and connected vehicles, and lead futuristic experiments like autonomous vehicles.</li></ul>Indian ride-hailing unicorn Ola is headed to the centre of all innovation – the Bay Area in San Francisco, to set up an advanced technology center. The company is planning to hire over 150 engineers at the new centre, to develop next-generation technologies in mobility. These engineers will be hired across domains like Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, data sciences, engineering and product development. “The Valley and the talent ecosystem here are very conducive to the development of next-generation mobility solutions. This is also a big step in our journey as a global mobility player, with a mission that talent from around the world are inspired to join us on,” said Ankit Bhati, Co-founder and CTO, Ola. In India, it launched Ola Electric, where it develops solutions to make electric mobility viable at scale. Now, the center in the US will build cutting-edge technology solutions in electric mobility and connected vehicles, and also lead futuristic experiments like autonomous vehicles. “The Advanced Technology Center will be the center-point of transformative mobility technology in the times to come,” said Bhati. Interestingly, Ola’s rival – the global ride-hailing giant Uber’s headquarters is situated in San Francisco too. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/uber-ola-to-have-electric-vehicles-in-india-by-2026/articleshow/69679364.cms">Uber, Ola might have to go electric by 2026 in India: Report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ratan-tata-invests-in-ola-electric-mobility/articleshow/69199801.cms">Ratan Tata recharges Ola’s electric mobility wing – invests an undisclosed amount</a>

Ola heads to Uber’s homeground to set up an advanced tech centre, will hire 150 engineers

<ul><li><keyword id="4393078" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ola-Electric">Ola Electric</keyword> raised $250 million from Softbank to enter the unicorn club. </li><li>The subsidiary company of ride hailing unicorn Ola had earlier raised funds from <keyword id="6360722" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ratan-tata">Ratan Tata</keyword>, Arun Sarin, Tiger Global, Matrix India and others. </li><li>Interestingly, all of these investors have also placed their bets on Ola.</li></ul>Ola Electric has become India’s latest unicorn after it raised $250 million from Softbank, according to filings sourced by paper.vc. Ola Electric Mobility , a subsidiary of the ride hailing unicorn Ola, has been in the news of late as India powers up its Electric Vehicle mission. In May, Ola Electric also raised funds from Arun Sarin, former Vodafone Group CEO and also from the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group, Ratan Tata. In March, it had raised ₹4 billion from Ola’s existing and early investors – Tiger Global and Matrix India. Interestingly, most of the investors in Ola Electric are its parent company’s investors – from Softbank to Arun Sarin, Ratan Tata and even Tiger Global and Matrix India. “India can leapfrog problems of pollution and energy security by moving to electric mobility, create millions of new jobs and economic opportunity, and lead the world,” Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-founder &amp; CEO, Ola had said in March. Through Ola Electric, the company partnered with several equipment manufacturers and battery manufacturers, while looking to work with the automotive industry for solutions for electric vehicles. Ola had also recently announced its technology centre in the Bay Area, where it’s hiring over 150 engineers to develop next-generation technologies in mobility. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ratan-tata-invests-in-ola-electric-mobility/articleshow/69199801.cms">Ratan Tata recharges Ola’s electric mobility wing – invests an undisclosed amount</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ola-takes-on-mahindra-glyd-with-fresh-funds-wheres-uber/articleshow/68214440.cms">Ola gets fresh funds to take on Mahindra’s Glyd – where’s Uber?</a>

Ola’s investors back its electric company – Ola Electric – welcome it to the unicorn club

<ul><li><keyword id="6354720" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola">Ola</keyword> launched its services in two new cities in the UK – Coventry and Warwick.</li><li>Ola is currently operating in 9 cities in the UK.</li><li>It will also offer 50% off on all its rides for the first two weeks in the areas. </li></ul>Indian ride-hailing unicorn Ola expanded its offerings in the UK and launched in two more cities – Coventry and Warwick. With this, Ola is now operating in 9 cities in the UK. “We have learnt a great deal in the last twelve months since the launch, and feel immensely proud that our drivers have already provided over one million rides across the UK,” said Alok Pandya, Ola’s regional manager for the West Midlands, Coventry and Warwick. Ola will offer 50% off on all its rides in the first two weeks of its operations in these two cities. Coventry in UK is famous for its ‘black cabs’ for over 70 years now. It also incentivised the switch over to electric cabs. Ola seems to be honouring the tradition of black cabs by being the only app that can be used by both black cabs and private hire vehicles (PHVs) in the area. In March 2019, Ola expanded to Liverpool, Birmingham and Reading. Ola already made its presence felt in Australia and New Zealand before moving to Europe. Ola’s expansion news comes as the company is reportedly going for an IPO soon. The rumours of a possible IPO turned strong after it raised fresh funding of ₹35.88 crores from Seoul-based ARK Ola pre-IPO Fund. The Bhavish Aggarwal-led company has been actively entering new markets across the world, and had also recently set up a technology hub in the Bay Area.

Ola completes a million rides in the UK and expands to two more cities

There is no stopping resignations of senior executives at <keyword id="4393078" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola-electric" source="Orion">Ola Electric</keyword> and now, its head of advanced battery engineering, <keyword id="14862118" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ashok-Saraswat" source="Orion">Ashok Saraswat</keyword>, has moved on. Saraswat, who joined SoftBank-backed <keyword id="6354720" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola" source="Orion">Ola</keyword> last year, is set to join a company that is entering the battery business, reported The Economic Times, citing sources. When reached out, Ola Electric did not comment on the development. More than half a dozen senior executives have quit Ola Electric in recent months, as the Bhavish Aggarwal-run EV maker revealed plans to develop indigenous cells and batteries in the country. Last month, Ola Electric announced to invest $500 million for setting up its state of the art Battery Innovation Centre (BIC) in Bengaluru. The innovation centre will have capabilities to develop complete packages of battery pack design, fabrication and testing under one roof. The company had said that it will recruit top global talent including 500 PhDs and engineers who will be supported by an "additional 1,000 researchers in India and multiple other global centres". Ola recently unveiled its first Li-ion cell, saying it will begin the mass production of its cell from its upcoming Gigafactory by 2023. However, the resignations at the senior level at the company continue. Yashwant Kumar, Senior Director and Business Head for Charging Networks at the company, decided to move on last month. A B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Kumar joined Ola Electric in March last year. In June, Ola Electric's Director HR, Ranjit Kondeshan, decided to move on. Nidhi Chaturvedi Jha quit Ola Electric as regional head in May and joined Amazon. In April, chief marketing officer Varun Dubey left the company due to "personal reasons". Earlier, Dinesh Radhakrishnan, who was the chief technology officer (CTO) at Ola Electric, moved on from the company. According to his LinkedIn profile, he was appointed CTO at Ola Electric in May last year. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/warren-buffett-sells-47-mn-worth-stake-in-chinese-ev-firm-byd/articleshow/93902458.cms" style="">Warren Buffett sells $47 mn worth stake in Chinese EV firm BYD</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/nokia-launches-the-flip-phone-in-india-at-4699-all-details-here/articleshow/93904615.cms">Nokia launches the flip phone in India at ₹4,699 - all details here</a>

Ola Electric’s head of battery unit Ashok Saraswat quits

There is no stopping resignations at <keyword id="4393078" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ola-electric" source="Orion">Ola Electric</keyword> and now, <keyword id="1329846" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yashwant-kumar" source="Orion">Yashwant Kumar</keyword>, who is Senior Director and Business Head for Charging Networks at the company, has decided to move on. A B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Kumar joined Ola Electric in March last year. He is among several senior employees who have made a beeline to leave Bhavish Aggarwal-run electric two-wheeler company in the recent months, sources told IANS on Sunday, amid global meltdown, supply chain issues and several EV fire episodes that have shaken the trust of EV buyers in the country. The news about Kumar's resignation was first reported by <keyword id="4997154" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="et-auto" source="Orion">ET Auto</keyword>. Ola Electric refused to comment on this. Kumar was earlier Co-founder and CEO of digital marketing agency GenY Medium in Hyderabad and worked at Procter &amp; Gamble for more than five years. He led branding initiatives for Pantene and Pringles for the South East Asia markets, prior to starting GenY Medium in India. Last month, Ola Electric's Director HR, Ranjit Kondeshan, decided to move on. Kondeshan departed from the electric mobility company on July 2, just 14 months after joining. Ola Electric, facing a government probe in battery fires along with other EV players, has seen some high-profile exits in recent months. Nidhi Chaturvedi Jha quit Ola Electric as regional head in May and joined <keyword id="18635" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="amazon" source="Orion">Amazon</keyword>. In April, chief marketing officer Varun Dubey left the company due to "personal reasons". Earlier, Dinesh Radhakrishnan, who was the chief technology officer (CTO) at Ola Electric, moved on from the company. According to his LinkedIn profile, he was appointed CTO at Ola Electric in May last year. Meanwhile, Arun Sirdeshmukh who was head of <keyword id="3295694" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ola-cars" source="Orion">Ola Cars</keyword>, which is the used car commerce division of the company, announced his departure from the company. Ola Electric again saw its sales dipping in the month of June, taking the company to fourth place in the overall category. It saw 5,869 electric scooters' sales (as of June 30), according to the VAHAN data. Ola Electric was the top EV player in the country in April and since then, it has seen its position sliding continuously. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lucknow-to-create-four-monkey-forests-to-keep-the-simians-off-cities/articleshow/92644030.cms">Lucknow to create four 'monkey forests' to keep the simians off cities</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/tomato-is-changing-the-fortunes-of-himachal-farmers-in-solar-sirmaur-and-kullu/articleshow/92644004.cms">Tomato is changing the fortunes of Himachal farmers in Solar, Sirmaur and Kullu</a>

Ola Electric's head of charging Yashwant Kumar quits

<ul><li><keyword id="6602160" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola-electric-mobility">Ola Electric Mobility</keyword> has raised series A round of funding from <keyword id="6360722" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ratan-tata">Ratan Tata</keyword>. </li><li><keyword id="6354720" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola">Ola</keyword> Electric had raised ₹400 crores from Ola’s existing and early investors Tiger Global and Matrix India.</li><li>The investment will help Ola achieve its plan to bring 1 million Electric Vehicles on Indian roads by 2021. </li></ul>Ola Electric Mobility has raised an undisclosed amount from Ratan Tata in a series A round of funding. Ola Electric is a subsidiary of ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd, which is Ola’s parent company. Two months earlier in March 2019, Ola Electric had raised ₹400 crores from Ola’s existing and early investors Tiger Global and Matrix India. Tata is also an existing investor in Ola. “The <keyword id="381751" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Electric-vehicle">electric vehicle</keyword> ecosystem is evolving dramatically every day, and I believe Ola Electric will play a key role in its growth and development. I have always admired the vision of <keyword id="1543567" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhavish-Aggarwal">Bhavish Aggarwal</keyword> and I’m confident that this will be part of yet another important strategic move into this new business area,” said Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. Interestingly, Tata Group’s Tata Motors is also an early adopter of electric vehicles with its Tata Tigor EVs. The investment will further help Ola achieve its plan to bring 1 million Electric Vehicles on Indian roads by 2021. In an official statement, the company said that Tata’s investment is a significant endorsement of the company’s approach to developing an electric mobility ecosystem, including innovations in charging infrastructure, swapping models, and market-appropriate products. Ola Electric is currently running several pilots involving charging solutions, battery swapping stations, and deploying vehicles across two, three and four-wheeler segments. The Electric Vehicle industry has been heating up in India with large automakers like Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra and Tata Motors marking their entry in the segment. Maruti Suzuki has also <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/steering-away-from-diesel/article27035520.ece">announced</a> that it will be phasing out its diesel vehicles by 2020, which could possibly lead to the company producing more EVs. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ola-takes-on-mahindra-glyd-with-fresh-funds-wheres-uber/articleshow/68214440.cms">Ola gets fresh funds to take on Mahindra’s Glyd – where’s Uber?</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ola-report-indias-ev-mission-needs-two-wheelers-three-wheelers/articleshow/69035515.cms">India's EV mission will be incomplete without two wheelers and tuk tuks but not without a few speed bumps</a>

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